Levon Beck didn't know if she'd ever graduate from high school, let alone attend college or begin to dream of something beyond that. It wasn't until last year that Beck, now 28, could finally hold her high school diploma and say, "I did it." Mount Saint Vincent University, Dalhousie University, the University of King's College and Saint Mary's University have announced similar programs over the past year. Without a family of origin to rely on for help with housing, food or tuition, Gahagan said a bursary would have made the pursuit of higher education much easier. 'I probably would have had to ... forget that dream'For Owen, the opportunity to study English and psychology at MSVU is "almost like a dream come true."

Source: CBC News September 22, 2021 09:00 UTC